Biblical Reading and Reflections: September 16th (Zephaniah 1 & Matthew 13:1—23)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Parable of the Sowrs Explains the Kingdom of God
Parables are riddles that expose the mystery of the kingdom to those with the eyes to see and the ears to hear. But there are also things that conceal them to those who do not. The parables themselves are a means by which the kingdom is simultaneously revealed and concealed. They take familiar stories and patterns and images from the old testament and reorder them, often yielding greater illumination but also sometimes surprising epiphanies and sharks.
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